Experience

Organizi.ng
• Germany
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Organizer

  • Jan 2022 - Present

Justice is Global - Europe
• Co-Founder

  • Oct 2020 - Present


self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• non-formal political education Trainer

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  I conceptualise, plan and facilitate non-formal Workshops around the topics of active citizenship, participation, democracy and social entrepreneuship methods such as stakeholder engagment or finding your why. Next to day workshops for civil society organisations, I have worked for the Jugendhilfe Süd- Niedersachsen organising a workshop week for underaged newcomers about participatory structures at the youth center, and for social impact gGmbH social entrepreneuship MOOC. I conceptualise, plan and facilitate non-formal Workshops around the topics of active citizenship, participation, democracy and social entrepreneuship methods such as stakeholder engagment or finding your why. Next to day workshops for civil society organisations, I have worked for the Jugendhilfe Süd- Niedersachsen organising a workshop week for underaged newcomers about participatory structures at the youth center, and for social impact gGmbH social entrepreneuship MOOC.



Generationen Stiftung

• Germany
• Political Organizations

• Community Koordination

  • Jan 2020 - Oct 2020

  Ich empowere den Jugendrat der Stiftung, setzte politische Kampagnen um und koordiniere die Community aus jung und alt. Ich empowere den Jugendrat der Stiftung, setzte politische Kampagnen um und koordiniere die Community aus jung und alt.



CUBE. Your take on Europe

• Netherlands
• Think Tanks

• Founder

  • Jun 2016 - Oct 2020

  Cube. Your take on Europe is a social start-up concerned with Youth Participation in the context of European politics. Cube. builds a direct, inclusive, bottom- up channel of youth participation, through a digital educational toolkit. Serving as a platform for European Youth organisations and to these ends operating as European Youth Lobby. I am the founder of the idea and the project. Currently, I am working self.-employed on the start-up with the support of a social startup accelerator programm by Think Big! and social impact in Berlin.



Maastricht ways to zero waste

• Freelance Blogger

  • Feb 2016 - Jan 2020

  Next to (European) politics sustainability is my passion. I love zero waste and since February 2016, I blog about my experiences, struggles and successes of living green in the city of Maastricht. Within this context, I am frequently asked to hold speeches and give hands-on workshops. In the last half year, I was invited to speak at the WE Festival Maastricht, the connect Festival of the InnBetween and at the United World College Maastricht. Next to (European) politics sustainability is my passion. I love zero waste and since February 2016, I blog about my experiences, struggles and successes of living green in the city of Maastricht. Within this context, I am frequently asked to hold speeches and give hands-on workshops. In the last half year, I was invited to speak at the WE Festival Maastricht, the connect Festival of the InnBetween and at the United World College Maastricht.



Migration Policy Group

• Belgium
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Campaign Coordinator

  • Feb 2019 - May 2019

  I coordinate the voter mobilisation campaign for the European elections 2019 VOTE EUROPA in Germany. The campaign runs in 8 European countries. I researched the focus groups, namely mobile and young voters, conceptualized the communication plan, organized webinars in order to enable volunteers to communicate about the elections and manage social media. In my position I attend and co-organize events with external partners. I coordinate the voter mobilisation campaign for the European elections 2019 VOTE EUROPA in Germany. The campaign runs in 8 European countries. I researched the focus groups, namely mobile and young voters, conceptualized the communication plan, organized webinars in order to enable volunteers to communicate about the elections and manage social media. In my position I attend and co-organize events with external partners.



Student Forum Maastricht

• Belgium
• Public Policy

• Coordinator

  • May 2014 - Jul 2016

  Student Forum Maastricht is a Student led project organizing an annual Student conference together with the European Commission. For five days 40 Students from all over Europe come together in Brussels to discuss four topics at stake. They write policy proposals, which are presented to the European Commission. In my role as the coordinator, I was the main responsible person for the Project. I coordinated the Team of 15 students, leading them to a successfull 16th edition of the conference. To the opening speakers such as Dr. Peralta, the senior Economic Advisor of Podemos, Dr. Guérot,the founder of the European Democracy Lab, Henri de Waele, a professor of institutional law and Ms. Bouygues, the Deputy Director for the European Commission and founder of Françaises d’Europe were invited.



Policy matters

• Australia
• Professional Training and Coaching

• Internship

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

  During the internship at the newly founded political consulting and opinion research firm by the former CEOs of infratest dimap, one of the biggest political research firms in Germany, I gained deep insights into the processes of political consultancies. I was involved in all working processes and projects at the time. The key areas were analysing data from qualitative and quantitative research, developing the research formats, supporting the analysis with academic research and transforming the data into vivid presentations as well as clearcut reports.



Mein Kompass

• Austria
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Co-founder

  • Nov 2015 - Nov 2015

  Mein Kompass is the idea to provide a guide through the jungle of sustainable living: Local shops, initiatives, events and news are displayed and easy to find. With different features the consumer should be able to find the closest and most sustainble product he/she is looking for through the website. This project was founded at a sustainability conference. Together with my three partners, I went through a design thinking process, presenting the project to a jury from the city of Hannover and winning the first price as most innovative and needed. The first price entailed professional coaching by the consultancy firm "stups Hannover". In the following months we were coached and supported by the team.



OHNE

• United Kingdom
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• OHNE- der verpackungsfreie Supermarkt

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  OHNE is an unpackaged supermarket in Munich. During the time of my internship the firm was still in its start-up phase, now being successfully established in the heart of Munich´s center. As an intern, I supported the start-up through research and administrative work. Key areas of my work were scanning press releases, creating lucid excel sheets for the background organization and providing them with an overview of valuable contacts. OHNE is an unpackaged supermarket in Munich. During the time of my internship the firm was still in its start-up phase, now being successfully established in the heart of Munich´s center. As an intern, I supported the start-up through research and administrative work. Key areas of my work were scanning press releases, creating lucid excel sheets for the background organization and providing them with an overview of valuable contacts.



Universiteit Maastricht

• Netherlands
• Restaurants

• Teamember working group Tapijnkazerne

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  The University Maastricht is growing, therefore, a new study facility was opened. I was in the student Team of 4 people, designing and deciding about the needs, purposes and looks of the study facility. The experience working for the University deepened my communication skills as we had to negotiate with different stakeholders. The work itself widened my horizon to more creative fields such as Interior design and architecture. The University Maastricht is growing, therefore, a new study facility was opened. I was in the student Team of 4 people, designing and deciding about the needs, purposes and looks of the study facility. The experience working for the University deepened my communication skills as we had to negotiate with different stakeholders. The work itself widened my horizon to more creative fields such as Interior design and architecture.



Enactus

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Projectfounder

  • May 2014 - May 2015

  Being a member of enactus added to my understanding of social entrepreneurship. I was introduced to different entrepreneurial methods through which the public fridge project saw its light. Together with 3 fellow students I founded careot. Careot sets up public fridges in the city of Maastricht to tackle the probem of foodwaste, chang the sustainable habits of the citizens and supports homeless people. Building a stronger community within the city was an underlying prupose of the project. As a founder I proofed my creative and entrepreneurial skills as well as networking, teamwork and organising events.